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Republicans Need More Crist and Less Limbaugh, Cheney and Palin
US News and World Report ^ | 5/13/09 | Bonnie Erbe

Posted on 05/13/2009 5:15:49 PM PDT by pissant

The GOP needs more Charlie Crists, fewer Rush Limbaughs, Dick Cheneys and Sarah Palins as it seeks, phoenix-like, to rise from the funeral pyre.

Crist has agreed to do the party a major favor and run for the Senate, instead of for reelection as Florida governor. As CNN reports:

The Senator from Texas and chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday reeled in a big catch as popular Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced he'll forgo a re-election bid and instead run for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Mel Martinez.

Crist is a moderate, a tree-hugger (by Republican standards, anyway) and supports civil rights, unlike high-profile members of the Bush administration (Cheney et. al.) who seem to revel in trashing them. From Time:

Crist is a peppy populist who has bucked his party on the environment, civil rights and the stimulus bill.

Go, Charlie! You're just what the party needs to start reopening the doors of the big tent.

(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: erbe; gayagenda; gaycharlie; gop; rinos; rumprangerchuck; yeahyeahyeah
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To: True Republican Patriot

“We Real Republicans need not listen to the babbling Left Wing Moonbats about how to rise from the Ashes! Lets remember they picked the Most Far Left Socialist/Communist Candidate who won by 6 percentage oints, hardly a Landslide, against the Most Far Left Old, Delipadated RINO Candidate The Republicans could Dredge up from the Quagmire called the OLD Timers Senate Club! and e still just about Won inspite of fighting Hundreds of Millions of Illegal Campaign Contributions to ZERO HUSSEIN from the Likes of Hugo Chavez, Saddam Hussein’s Tuition Reimbursement Programs and Quaddaffi’s Gold Reserves along with the Palestinian Telephone Banks! Considering all of that, A Good Conservative candidate will Obliterate the demorats in 2012!”

Yes, I think this could happen. We’ve got our work cut out for us, but it just could happen.


81 posted on 05/13/2009 5:41:44 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Country and the Tea Party! Take America Back!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

The demorats Love Crist because he is GAY and helped starve Terri Shiavo to death thru Dehydration:-(


82 posted on 05/13/2009 5:42:18 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (GOD BLESS AMERICA and Our Last Great President George W. Bush)
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To: maggief

“A gay can not win as a conservative. The Left will vilify him.”

Remember, the left gets to package us to most of the country - cause they own the media, er the propagandists. We’re gunna need squeaky clean candidates - know anyone?


83 posted on 05/13/2009 5:43:25 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Country and the Tea Party! Take America Back!)
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To: pissant

A person who takes advice from his sworn enemy is a fool. A person who gives such advice means not to assist but to destroy.


84 posted on 05/13/2009 5:44:05 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh (You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.)
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To: pissant

Where`s the barf alert?


85 posted on 05/13/2009 5:44:10 PM PDT by nomad
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To: golfisnr1
I ...never watch PBS and now I know why.

Actually, there are some great shows on pBS. I watch frequently. The trick, of course, is to never contribute money to the commie ba$tards. I just love to call the stations in my area during their pledge drives and thank them profusely for my favorite programs. I always end the call with my deep regrets for not being able to contribute due to the likes of vermin à la Moyers, Lehrer, etc.. It soothes my soul.
86 posted on 05/13/2009 5:44:12 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.-- Mencken)
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To: pissant

the Dem and the whack job left wing loons are really scared of what is going on right now that they feel the need to tell us how we should be

Nope Crist is my Gov and I will be working to not get him in the senate.

The old divide and conquer tactic now by the left

sarah and others should come out swinging and sell our message and yoiu know what it would work and that is what the left, the media, did I say media , sorry left wing propaganda and the Dems know


87 posted on 05/13/2009 5:46:03 PM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick queer sham--- end racism end affirmative action)
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To: pissant

Bonnie. Take your RINOs and get out!

88 posted on 05/13/2009 5:46:36 PM PDT by McGruff (Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency - Barack Obama)
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To: SeattleBruce

“We’re gunna need squeaky clean candidates - know anyone?”

Um, no.

Our new GOP-lite has been doing NOTHING to support GOP conservatives. In fact, many are joining the Left/MSM attack.


89 posted on 05/13/2009 5:47:21 PM PDT by maggief
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To: PerConPat

I saw an article that stated that the Republican that the Obama administration feared most was the governor of Utah, Huntsman. I figure that he must be a real RINO.


90 posted on 05/13/2009 5:49:25 PM PDT by Eva (union motto - Aim for mediocrity, it's only fair.)
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Crist is not the only Republican in the Senate race.

The real Republican is former State house speaker Mark Rubio who Jeb is supporting.

Save the venting if Crist wins the primary, a snowballs chance in hell.


91 posted on 05/13/2009 5:51:54 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: maggief

“Our new GOP-lite has been doing NOTHING to support GOP conservatives. In fact, many are joining the Left/MSM attack.”

Yup. We’ll need good Conservatives, who are squeaky clean. Conversely, we need ot learn to use the media like the leftists do - to even the playing field.


92 posted on 05/13/2009 5:55:34 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Country and the Tea Party! Take America Back!)
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To: Bender2

It amazes me that the libtards think that we want any advice from them. Do they think we really believe they have our best interests at heart? They need to step away from the bong for a few hours and let their remaining two brain cells attempt to sync up.


93 posted on 05/13/2009 5:57:05 PM PDT by Pablo64 (Political Correctness is a DISEASE. <==> TRUTH is the CURE.)
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To: Eva
...Huntsman. I figure that he must be a real RINO.

Great observation. IMHO, he will not be one to take it to the Rats. For one thing, I don't recall Huntsman taking Rocky Anderson on in an aggressive, public way. Perhaps a Utahn will correct my impression. I imagine he's cut from the same bolt of cloth as Ted Kennedy's good friend Hatch.
94 posted on 05/13/2009 6:00:26 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.-- Mencken)
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To: pissant
This is just the mainstream media, reminding us that they're still the same pack of plague-carrying vermin that they were during the '08 campaign.

It is way past time to trim that fourth branch from the tree of government, IMO.

95 posted on 05/13/2009 6:02:01 PM PDT by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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To: pissant

Everything that this woman just said is bullshit....

Vinny Gambini...


96 posted on 05/13/2009 6:04:12 PM PDT by B.O. Plenty (Give war a chance...)
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To: Paladin2
More cowbell too.


97 posted on 05/13/2009 6:06:43 PM PDT by GQuagmire
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To: pissant

No barf alert?


98 posted on 05/13/2009 6:08:00 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: pissant

Columnist John Leo was the only bright spot in that otherwise leftist rag. I don’t know if he even writes for USN&WR any more.


99 posted on 05/13/2009 6:08:08 PM PDT by meyer (Obama is to the USA as Mugabe is to Zimbabwe.)
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To: goodnesswins
"Nice to see the LIBERALS are busy OUTTING the RINO’s.

No doubt. Thanks Bonnie, we appreciate it.

100 posted on 05/13/2009 6:09:02 PM PDT by UsnDadof8 (Just Shoot Me)
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